Disclaimer: The only thing I should call my own is the Spectreck and Kleneya.
Should I ask them about what these dreams mean? I thought to myself as I walked behind Popka and Lolo, and then I started to walk slower until I ended up behind the crowd. Then I noticed that the rest of the group stopped in their tracks. I scrambled to the front to see what stopped us.
"W-what is that… Thing," one female member in white asked, terrified. I looked around to see the… "Thing".
The "thing" seemed no taller than about three feet, wearing blue overalls with a white shirt underneath and blue shorts. It also had a green, pumpkin-like head with bright, yellow, mechanical eyes. The left eye slowly rotated while the other, spiked and attached to a metal chain, hung down to its shoulder.
"What in the heck is this Spectreck doin' here," Popka growled angrily at the weird creature and raised his fists slightly. "He's in the way!"
A small, round and red bunny-like creature with small claws on its round hands and blue eyes walked out of the crowd and up to the Spectreck. The bunny raised one hand and smiled. "I think he's… cute!" Some of the priestesses and other members, including Lolo and me, whispered and nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, the Spectreck grabbed the chain attaching the right eye, swung it around in the air like a lasso, and then smashing it down extremely close to the bunny. Luckily, the bunny jumped by the time it was about to hit the ground. It then used its other hand to twist the stubby stem on the top of its head, and the chain recoiled as the stem twisted until it reached its former length again.
Lolo let out a shocking yell and asked, "W-what do we do?"
When the Spectreck heard Lolo's voice, it stared for a second and ran up to Lolo, tugging onto her dress and making a purring sound. Lolo looked down to the pumpkin-like head of the Spectreck and stroking in the back, behind the stem. It purred some more, then it let go of her dress and raised a hand. Lolo nodded and gently grabbed its hand.
I smiled and said to Popka, "It seems that Lolo made a new friend." Popka reacted by closing his jagged green eyes and turning his head away from me. I lowered my head slightly and thought about why he acted like this.
Then all of a sudden, I started thinking about the little girl again. I felt lost in a train of thought until a chubby priestess with blonde hair, green goggles, and wearing a red dress like Lolo's called my name. I ran to catch up with the group while thinking about the little girl.
When we reached a shabby-looking wood cabin, one of the Masters, a tall, thin and white bunny-like creature wearing a sky-blue dress with long sleeves, shouted commands on where to pack the guns, ammunition and other supplies safely. When the moon rose high over our heads, I asked Popka as I started to wipe my face with a dirty towel, "Popka… I keep having this thought about a girl, and let's say this girl looks like…" I hesitated a bit and then said silently, almost a whisper, "Me."
Just when Popka heard the word "girl", he stared wide-eyed for a few seconds. Then he gave a smirk and said, "come to the back, Klonoa. I have to show you."
In the back of the cabin beside a moist mattress that looks brown in some spots of it, lies a slightly torn burlap bag. Tied up with a thin string of black yarn, the bag started to squirm around wildly. Popka untied the bag, and a woman about my age with my appearance, wearing a blue dress, a brown bag strapped around her waist, and a blue headband with a blue bow on it, laid her head on the floor, unconscious. She held a long scythe made of silver, and the blade flared a lime green aura.
She coughed and whispered, "I-I have to hurry… Time is crucial."
I asked, "Who are you? I-I mean, what is your name? Your purpose for being here?"
The girl crawled out of the bag, dusted her dress, and said nervously, "My name is Kleneya. I was a thief famous for my getaways and minor thefts." She smiled as she took two silver coins from her bag and held them between her index and middle fingers. "Then one day, I trespassed the Rebellion base trying to kidnap you," she continued as she pointed to me. "The former Dream Traveler, until the Volkan soldiers captured you. Truth is, I'm after this!" She quickly snatched the ring from my hands and ran out.
"After her," Popka commanded to the other slaves and me as he ran after Kleneya. As I started running, my body felt numb. Then all of a sudden, everything turned black and I landed face-first to the ground.